Han Shimou

Sun Ce saw from a distance that there was a group of people and horses under the city. The leader was young, only 25 or [-] years old, wearing a brocade robe with black and blue tiger patterns, and riding a white horse. **When Sun Ce saw it, he reined in the horse and shouted loudly.

"Is the person wearing the black and green brocade robe in front of you the eldest son of Liu Jingzhou, son Liu Qihu!?"

Liu Qi heard the words and ordered left and right to reply.Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked at each other and shouted again.

"I also invite you to come and talk, young master, don't worry, I have no intention of harming you, but I am afraid that young master will be restrained by others, so I dare not tell the truth!"

After Sun Ce finished drinking, Zhou Yu hurriedly flew out on his own, and stopped in one place.Liu Qi was hesitant when he heard the words, Zhang Fei who was behind him was afraid that Liu Qi might make a mistake, so he couldn't make up his mind.Liu Bei is also dissuading.Zhuge Liang said with a calm smile.

"You don't need to worry too much. Zhou Gongjin will definitely not hurt the young master. You can go to see the young master alone."

Zhuge Liang's words seemed to have magical power, Liu Qi suddenly calmed down a bit, and rode his horse slowly towards Zhou Yu.When the two got close, Zhou Yu saluted first.

"Jiangdong Metropolitan Zhou Gongjin, I've seen you!"

Liu Qi's face was pale and his body was extremely weak, so he replied immediately.

"Sick body can't give courtesy, don't blame the governor."

Seeing Liu Qi's appearance, Zhou Yu was startled and fell silent.After a long time, he asked Liu Qi repeatedly.Zhou Yu's questions were all about Liu Bei's actions against rebellion, and Liu Qi answered them one by one, saying that Liu Bei was benevolent.Zhou Yu naturally didn't believe it, and secretly felt that Liu Qi was incompetent, and his father had been corrupted by others, and he was still kept in the dark.

Suddenly Zhou Yu changed the subject and asked Liu Qi.

"I don't know what kind of affairs the son is responsible for on weekdays when he inherits his father's business and leads the nine counties of Jingxiang?"

Liu Qi was slightly startled, pondered for a while, and answered truthfully.

"Please trouble the governor. My talent is mediocre. My uncle is an outstanding person in the world, and I have Zhuge Kongming under his command. I will entrust all the affairs of Jingzhou to my uncle. My uncle trains for Jingzhou day and night, and he doesn't want me to work hard and take pains. , find all the beauties in Jingzhou for me, good wine and good wine. On weekdays, I live like a fairy, but my uncle has worked hard for Jingzhou. Every time I think about it, I feel a lot of guilt!"

Liu Qi was moved, as if he regarded Liu Bei as his father.Zhou Yu sneered in his heart when he heard the words, and said secretly.

"Liu Xuande is really hypocritical, and his heart is vicious, and he is a must! He treats Liu Qi kindly on the surface, looking for beautiful women and good wine for him, but in fact, he deliberately makes Liu Qi intoxicated by wine and ignores political affairs, so that he can be alone. power!!!"

Zhou Yu thought for a while, then said goodbye to Liu Qi and returned to the battle, and Liu Qi also returned.Zhou Yu taught Sun Ce so quickly in Sun Ce's ear, Sun Ce's expression changed again and again.

When he was young, Sun Ce galloped out on his horse and asked Liu Bei to come out and answer. **Liu Bei drove his horse forward to meet Sun Ce.After the two saluted, Sun Ce said with a smile.

"Just now, Gongjin has asked the son that Uncle Liu Huang is indeed a righteous man in the world, and he has not coveted the power of Jingzhou. Today, son Liu Qi is on the throne of Jingzhou, and Jingzhou has returned to the orthodox. If I continue to ask for it, it is really unjust. I It is absolutely necessary to accept the truce between the two parties. But before that, I still have a question, and I ask Uncle Liu Huang to answer it, and we can discuss it later!"

"Marquis Wu has something to say, if you and my two families can reunite, it will be the luck of the people in the world!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the words, and asked Sun Ce anxiously.Sun Ce sneered in his heart and asked.

"Although the emperor's uncle is the son's uncle, Jingzhou is the foundation of Liu Jingsheng's lineage after all. If the emperor's uncle takes it, it is unrighteous. If the son is not here in the future, so what?"

Liu Bei's expression was suave, and he said in a concentrated voice.

"Marquis Wu, don't worry too much! I, Liu Xuande, will never covet other people's fortunes. It is my brother Jing Sheng's will to take charge of Jingzhou's affairs for the time being. Nephew Liu Qi, I will guard Jingzhou for a day. If not, don't There is a discussion!"

"It's best like this. If Young Master Liu is not around, and Uncle Liu seizes him by force, I will attack! Immediately, Uncle Liu, don't say that my grandson is unkind and unrighteous!"

"As it should be!"

"Okay! That's how it turned out, the two families, Sun and Liu, will have a truce and join forces immediately!"

"Wu Hou Dayi, I prepared a banquet in the city early. I also invite Wu Hou to the city for a banquet!"

When Sun Ce heard the words, he immediately laughed and said.

"Haha! I am the commander of the army, how can I be alone, if the emperor uncle wants to have a banquet, he must invite me thirty thousand Jiangdong sons!"

Although the two families of Sun and Liu had a truce for the time being, they were still sworn enemies yesterday, and Sun Ce would naturally not attend Liu Bei's grand banquet alone.However, Sun Ce refused in person, but it was in the way of face, so he deliberately made it difficult for Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei heard this, he chuckled, bowed his hands and bowed.

"Of course. Since the two families of Sun and Liu are united, Jiangdong soldiers are their own family members, so there is no hope for Bei. However, Jiangling City cannot accommodate so many soldiers and horses of Marquis Wu, so Jiangdong soldiers are invited to bow down and have a banquet outside the city."

Sun Ce narrowed his eyes suddenly, stared at Liu Bei for a while, raised his eyebrows and said.

"Oh? It turns out that the emperor's uncle had already made arrangements. If so, Sun would be more respectful than obedient!"

After Sun Ce finished speaking, he bowed to Liu Bei to say goodbye, and then rode his horse back to the formation. After discussing with Zhou Yu for a while, he ordered all the troops to press down on Jiangling City.And Liu Bei seemed to have great trust in this new ally, and opened the city gate wide, defenseless.However, in various places in the city, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu faintly noticed that there were many archers lying in ambush in the dark and were on guard.

Zhou Yu also made arrangements in secret, ordering the sergeants not to drink too much, only three glasses of wine, and supervise each other. If anyone exceeds one drink, they will be killed immediately!

At night, [-] Jiangdong soldiers were having a banquet outside the city. Sun Ce led the Jiangdong ministers to have a banquet inside the city. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang entertained them warmly without hypocrisy.During the banquet, the surface was harmonious, but everything seemed to be full of dangers. Sun and Liu raised each other's attention, and Sun Ce never stayed ten meters away from Liu Bei's side. Zhou Yu was also close to Zhuge Liang. Both of them were the same in ten thousand years. Zhou Yu's eyes are full of tit-for-tat hostility, while Zhuge Liang's eyes are calm and peaceful, with a clear mirror and still water.As for the two generals, Sun and Liu, they all stared wide-eyed, as if they were ready to fight at any time.

After the banquet, Sun Ce politely declined Liu Bei's invitation, led his generals to resign and left the city, and led the army back to the village overnight.At three o'clock at night, Sun Ce gathered people under the tent to discuss matters.All the generals had doubts about Sun Ce's easy agreement to a truce, so they all asked together. <Young, cowardly and ignorant, being manipulated and monopolized by others without knowing it.In this way, Jingzhou is in the hands of Liu Bei.The lord has made a good alliance with him, how to conquer Jingzhou in the future! ? "

Sun Ce smiled brightly, and looked at Zhou Yu in a blink of an eye.Zhou Yu also laughed, and then said.

"Don't worry, my lord. My lord has something to say today. If Liu Qi is still in Jingzhou for a day, I, Jiangdong, will make good friends with Jingzhou. If Liu Qi is not there, and Liu Bei takes Jingzhou again, Jiangdong will send troops to attack!"

Before Zhou Yu finished speaking, Cheng Pu interrupted suspiciously.

"Then Liu Qi is so young, how could he die!?"

"Hehe. Old General Cheng's words hit the nail on the head. Today, I think that Liu Qi is too drunk and terminally ill. Now he looks thin, asthmatic and vomiting blood. In half a year, he will die! If Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou at that time, I would be a Jiangdong soldier. Then the horse can divide the army from Changsha and Guiyang into two routes, and send troops to attack!"

Zhou Yu's words were astonishing, all the generals in Jiangdong changed their expressions, and Cheng Pu's eyes like copper bells widened.Lu Meng, who was at the side, immediately pondered, his brain spinning, as if he had caught a clue, his face was shocked suddenly, and he said in a loud voice.

"Liu Qi is in his prime, how could he be invaded by alcohol! Could it be that Liu Xuande did it on purpose!"

Zhou Yu grinned brightly when he heard the words, sighed in his heart that Lu Ziming was really capable, and nodded in response.

"Zi Ming is smart, Liu Xuande is hypocritical, and his heart is extremely vicious. He can kill people thousands of miles away without bloodshed. It is extremely terrifying! It's a pity that everyone in the world is deceived by his hypocrisy!"

After hearing this, all the generals in Jiangdong were shocked.Sun Ce narrowed his domineering tiger eyes and snorted coldly.

"Hmph! Sooner or later, the hypocrisy of the big-eared bandit will be exposed, and the world will know its viciousness! Now that the Sun and Liu families have temporarily ceased fighting, I think my Jiangdong soldiers and horses have been fighting in Jingzhou for a long time, and the soldiers are exhausted. Tomorrow ri, we will withdraw our troops and rush back to Jiangdong to rest and prepare for the future battle!"

"Huh!!!"

Sun Ce gave an order, and all Jiangdong generals responded in unison.The Jiangdong army rested overnight, and the next day the generals of all ministries led the army to retreat slowly, looking east of the river and returning.At the same time, Sun Ce also sent people to Jiangxia to inform Zhou Tai to withdraw his troops.

Liu Bei saw that Sun Ce really kept his promise, and the teacher returned to Jiangdong, and finally put down the huge stone in his heart.

Half a month later, the Jiangdong army in Nanjun and Jiangxia all retreated to the Jiangdong border.Sun Ce appointed Cheng Pu as the prefect of Guiyang, guarding Guiyang, and made Huang Gai the prefect of Changsha.Two Jiangdong veterans, guarding Guiyang and Changsha, day and night training soldiers and horses, rehearsing formations, and preparing for the future battles, naturally it is no problem.

Sun Ce's Jiangdong army withdrew from Jingzhou, and Liu Bei immediately divided his troops to guard the rest of Jingzhou's counties and counties, stabilizing the situation in Jingzhou with lightning speed.Here, the seven counties of Xiangyang, Wuling, Nanjun, Jiangxia, Lingling, Nanyang, and Shangyong all fell into the hands of Liu Bei.

When Sun Ce returned to Jiangdong, seeing Liu Bei's power expanding rapidly, he naturally didn't want his confidant to live in peace, so he discussed with Zhou Yu.Zhou Yu offered advice and taught Taoism.

"Liu Bei is a hero in the world, and Cao Cao is extremely jealous of him. Otherwise, he would not have repeatedly tried to put him to death in the past. Now that Liu Bei is powerful and has established his foundation in Jingzhou, how can Cao Cao tolerate him? Why don't you send him People pretend that Liu Bei is the shepherd of Jingzhou, this will not only cause Cao Cao to fear Liu Bei, but also make people in Jingzhou panic, and Liu Bei and Liu Qi will turn against each other!"

"Hahaha! Gongjin's plan is brilliant!

Sun Ce was overjoyed when he heard the words, and smiled brilliantly. According to Zhou Yu's plan, he sent Hua Xin to Luoyang.

But it is said that Cao Cao ascended the throne of Wei Wang, stabilized the internal situation, just wanted to do it for his imperial ambition to rule the world, and continued to do so.At this time, Cao Cao was gathering a group of counselors under his command to discuss matters.All the counselors talked about marching north and going west, or about launching troops in the south of the Yangtze River. They had their own reasons and debated endlessly.

At this moment, someone accidentally reported.

"Hua Xin, the envoy of Eastern Wu, said that Liu Bei was the shepherd of Jingzhou. The two families of Sun and Liu have a good relationship. Most of the nine counties in Hanshang belong to Liu Bei!"

"What!! Liu Bei has already acquired most of the county in Hanshang!!!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he got up angrily, his face full of shock.Cheng Yu frowned, and said in attendance.

"The king of Wei was among the thousands of troops, and when the arrows and stones were attacking, he was not moved, and he could still wait calmly. Now that Liu Bei has won Jingzhou, why is he so surprised?"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes as if he could swallow the sky, and said in a cold voice.

"Liu Bei, black and shameless, hypocritical, good at confusing people's hearts, is quite like the ancestors of the past. He is a dragon among men. He has been defeated for many years because he has never tasted water in his life. Now Jingzhou is a trapped dragon entering the sea. , Its momentum is unstoppable. Moreover, it has Zhuge Kongming, a rare talent from the world. Sun Ce raised his troops in Jingzhou, but was forced to withdraw his troops and return. This must be caused by Zhuge Liang's scheme. I am so lonely!"

Cheng Yu was also startled when he heard the words, and then fell into a deep thought.At this time, Guo Jia showed a slight smile and asked Cao Cao.

"Does King Wei know Hua Xin's intentions?"